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Future Faux Pas

What happened in 1961 that would not happen for another 4000 years?

The Puzzled Traveler

When I left, I didn’t know where I was going.
When I got there, I didn’t know where I was.
When I got back, I didn’t know where I had been.

Who am I?

Everyone knows that New Year’s Day follows Christmas Day by a week. For example, when Christmas is on a Monday, which it was a couple of years ago, New Year’s Day will be on a Monday, too, seven days later, right? Here’s the question: What is the most recent year in which Christmas Day and [...]

The Elephant in the Room

This is a real story from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” which happened in ancient China almost 2000 years ago:

One day, Sun Quan gave king Cao Cao an elephant as a present. Cao Cao was very pleased and he rushed to see the arrival of the elephant with his seven year old son and his [...]

Combination Castration

A friend was getting a sick friend’s things out of his locker since he didn’t have time to get them on the way out of school.
He didn’t want to give the code to the locker directly. So, he wrote this on a piece of paper.

24, 24, 22, 9, 9, 9, 9, 22, 24, 22, 9, [...]

True Values

What is the value of E, R, D, Z and G if the below is all true.

A=1
B=3
C=3
T=1
S=1
X=8

Hidden Presidents

The U.S. Presidents made some horrible political decisions. They decided to hide from the mob coming after them by hiding in these five sentences. You are hired as a private sleuth to find each of them. Can you find their last names in these five sentences?

1. Ice pops taste the best on hot afternoons.
2. The [...]

Amityville Horror

“Well, Smith,” said Officer Jones, recently promoted to head of the Amity Police Department, tells you. “we’ve got another case for you. A message from a new criminal group. They call themselves the Witty Mafia. They attempt to obscure their crimes using riddles and puzzles. Here’s the latest one.”

CASE:

Thirteen Amazonian artifacts had disappeared from the [...]

Tighter Spider

I am woven like a spider web,
but it is not flies that I am designed to ensnare.
My prey is wispy and immaterial.
I protect people from themselves
when they are at their most vulnerable.
What am I?

Another Max Gaetanno Mystery

The Gaetanno family of Chicago is entertaining their cousin Sylvio, who is visiting from Naples. After staying for several days, Sylvio is getting ready to leave, when he presents the Gaetannos with a gift. It is a lamp that Sylvio claims is a very valuable antique that has been in his family for 70 years. [...]

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